used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Scar Face motioned to the boys to get out.
bravesnounUS /breɪvz/
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
in a serious manner
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Scar Face motioned to the boys to get out.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Scar Face motioned to the boys to get out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “He wants us to go on, out of the way.
the act of departing
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He and his braves are going back to that little island.”
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading Scar Face motioned to the boys to get out.
Neil
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From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He wants us to go on, out of the way.
Ojibwas
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From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He wants us to go on, out of the way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Scar Face motioned to the boys to get out.
paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/
past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
Raoul
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From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
ScarnounUS /skɑːr/
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Scar Face motioned to the boys to get out.
only a very short time before
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He wants us to go on, out of the way.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading He spoke earnestly to Raoul and Neil, and the latter translated to Walter.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He wants us to go on, out of the way.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “He wants us to go on, out of the way.
in or at the place that
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading With scarcely a word spoken, the Ojibwas paddled across the stream to the spot where the party that had taken the ford had left the water.
